Disciplinary Counsel v. Elum

{¶ 1} Respondent, Judge Edward Joseph Elum of Massillon, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0010772, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in May 1977. Judge Elum has served as a Massillon Municipal Court judge since 1996.

{¶ 2} On April 11, 2011, relator, disciplinary counsel, charged Judge Elum in a two-count complaint with multiple violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct and the Rules of Professional Conduct. Judge Elum answered, and in August 2011, the parties submitted a consent-to-discipline agreement pursuant to Gov.Bar R. V(ll)(A)(3)(c) and BCGD Proc.Reg. 11. A three-member panel…